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Friday, August 22, 2014

"Motown the Musical" is taking a break from Broadway.

Producers said Friday the $18 million show will play its final
performance at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre on Jan. 18 and intends to
reopen in July 2016 at a still-to-be-announced Nederlander-owned
theater.

The show, a hit in New York, has spawned a national tour and a production is planned for Britain next summer. Producer Kevin McCollum
explained that by closing in January "we have an opportunity to use the
production assets from Broadway for the U.K. production next year."

The show about Berry Gordy tells the story of how
his Motown Records empire rose and fell and then rose again. It uses
dozens of songs, including "War," "What's Going On?" "My Girl" and
"Dancing in the Streets.

Shakira performs during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand

On
Tuesday, after conducting a bench trial, a New York federal judge
concluded that a subsidiary of Sony Music was liable for copyright
infringement for Colombian superstar Shakira's "Loca" from her 2010 album, Sale el Sol.

The song has been traced to a Dominican Republic songwriter named Ramon "Arias" Vasquez,
who in the mid-1990s composed "Loca con su Tiguera," inspired by her
sister's relationship with a street tough boyfriend. Rights to the song
were transferred to Mayimba Music, the plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Arias, who sang his song to U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein during the trial, testified that about eight years ago, he met another singer named Eduardo Edwin Bello Pou,
known by the stage name El Cata and in court papers simply as "Bello."
Arias said that he had introduced Bello to two of his songs, including
"Loca con su Tiguera," which Bello allegedly liked and asked him to
record. Bello denied this happened. He said that "Loca con su Tiguera"
was his song, inspired by his relationship with his ex-wife, and that
after he wrote and recorded it, it made him famous.

Judge Hellerstein, pointing to the existence of a 1998 cassette tape,
similarities between the two songs, and the fact that Bello gave the
public a different account of the origin of the key phrase of the song,
finds Arias' account to be more credible. Here's the judge's complete findings of fact.

Shakira's version of the song featured Bello singing portions. The
song was released both in Spanish and English, but the copyright lawsuit
mainly focused on the Spanish version. As a result, the judge dismissed
the Sony Corporation and Sony Music parent companies from the lawsuit,
but not SonyATV Latin and Sony/ATV Discos, which distributed Shakira's
Spanish version of "Loca" in the United States.

Judicial declarations of song plagiarism are rare. Although copyright
lawsuits are common, the legal test focuses on substantially similar
original expression rather than any copying of generic ideas.

Here, Judge Hellerstein finds that the plaintiff has demonstrated
"actual copying" — from the evidence of Bello's access — before turning
to whether the two works are substantially similar. The judge applies
what's known as the "ordinary observer test," where he compares the
total concept and overall feel of the two songs.

Not all of Arias' composition is protectable. For example the phrase, "Crazy, crazy, crazy" is a common one."However, there is no proof in this case that the phrase 'Loca con su
Tiguere' was commonly used in the Dominican Republic or elsewhere at
the time Arias composed his song," writes the judge. "'Tiguere' is a
slang word in the Dominican Republic [for street tough]. But the fact
that that one word in a phrase is slang does not mean that the phrase
itself is necessarily so common that it cannot be copyrighted. Popular
musicians have been using slang and metaphors in their songs for
decades."

The judge also says both songs have a similar structure and both are
driven by hooks framing one long verse. "These hooks play a similar
function in both songs," states the judge's findings. "Similar rhythm in
both hooks drive the songs. The repetitions are slightly different, but
the differences do not affect the song."Having concluded all his, he then turns his attention to Shakira's song.

"There is no dispute that Shakira's version of the song was based on
Bello's version," writes the judge. "Accordingly, I find that, since
Bello had copied Arias, whoever wrote Shakira's version of the song also
indirectly copied Arias."

Surprise! There’s a DJ out there who's making more money than Jay Z, according to Forbes.

Calvin Harris performs at the Ultra Music Festival on March 23, 2013 in Miami, Florida.

Harris played 125 gigs over Forbes' scoring period, including
performances at Coachella and in Las Vegas, for his multi-year deal at
Hakkasan, America's biggest nightclub.

Still, Harris came off astoundingly modest in speaking with Forbes:
"The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years…
I happened to be in the right place at the right time."

Beyond Harris, it's been a bountiful moneymaking year for DJs. The
top 10 earners on the list combined for $268 million this year, 11
percent more than last year's $241 million total. Harris also topped the
2013 power list, with $46 million.

And one powerhouse EDM group found greater monetary success after going solo. According to Forbes, the ex-members of Swedish House Mafia are now earning more solo than they did together. Steve Angello alone pulled in $12 million, placing 12th on the 2014 list.

SoundExchange paid out $161 million to performing artists and rights holders in the
second quarter, an 8-percent increase from the same period last year.

The number of royalty recipients -- both performing artists and record
labels -- increased 34 percent to 22,343. The quarterly distributions
put non-interactive digital radio services, which pay digital
performance royalties to SoundExchange, on track to nearly match other
digital revenue streams.

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Even though services like Pandora, SiriusXM and iHeartRadio become a
major revenue stream, their growth rate has slowed considerably. Second
quarter distributions were down slightly from the $162.6 million
distributed in the first quarter of 2014. Second quarter payouts were
also lower than the $170 million paid out in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Royalties paid this year should easily top the $590.4 million paid in 2013.
Recipients have been paid royalties of $323.6 million in the first half
of 2014, an increase of almost 22 percent. If SoundExchange simply pays
an equal amount in the second half of the year, annual distributions
will rise 9.6 percent to $647 million.

SoundExchange's digital performance royalties are on par with other
digital revenue streams. At their current paces -- which could worsen
later in the year -- digital tracks and albums are on track to generate
revenue this year of $1.35 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.
Accounting for the 30 percent of revenue retained by retailers, digital
tracks and albums would return $944 million and $770 million to rights
holders, respectively.Paid subscription services like Spotify, Rhapsody and Beats Music
aren't far behind digital tracks and albums. If subscription services
can match last year's 57-percent growth rate, they will generate $987
million and, assuming a 70/30 split for rights holders/services, will
return $690 million to rights holders.

There's reason to believe digital radio services will continue to
grow well into the future. Services are slowly making inroads in the
automobile and taking away listening time from AM/FM radio. As of June,
Pandora was integrated with over 145 vehicle models and 270 aftermarket
audio systems. Google's acquisition of Songza should also help Internet
radio grow in the coming years. (Apple's iTunes Radio and Amazon's Prime
Music will also help Internet radio, but neither pay royalties to
SoundExchange and thus reside in a different category.) Greater access
to mobile broadband should also help drive growth of Internet radio.

We're told Budden saw pics of his GF with some men and
flipped out. Sources connected with the woman tell us ... Budden found
her at an NYC restaurant, dragged her out to his car and then allegedly
choked her and slammed her head into the dash. The sources say he then
drove them to his New Jersey home where cops say the beating continued.
TMZ obtained photos of the GF's injuries ... they're pretty graphic.
Cops are currently investigating. (TMZ)

"AND!??? NEVER denied being pregnant TWICE!! but that was
months ago...you KNOW what happened to our daughter don't you!!??
@JoeBudden," Baxter tweeted May 3, 2011.

"Oh I have pics to...but then they would prove you're a
murder & a wife beater!! wouldn't they!??? @JoeBudden lets ask the
courts shall we!??"

"Documented proof speaks volumes!!! You can put out pics of
me naked!! But I have pics of abuse and death!!! Try me!! @JoeBudden"

"Let's see how much your fans love and ride with you then!!! @JoeBudden" (Esther Baxter's Twitter)

A year prior, Joe's ex-wifey Tahiry Jose said he hurt her during their long relationship together.

"I just want you guys to know this is very, very difficult
to address, discuss, even talk about and sometimes think about it,"
Tahiry said in a statement. "I've avoided to for months -- the fact that
he's not telling the truth after rapping about it to me is just
completely disgusting. I'll just let you guys know that if he had never
publicly discussed our break-up, I wouldn't have neither. Let alone the
fact he put his hands on me -- it's his choice to discuss it however he
wants it, even if it's to the world, he's free to handle it the way he
wants to handle it...The day I heard his ['Downfall'] song was the day I
was having my tattoo party which is why I chose to address it the way I
did...I left and will never go back because he put his hands on
me...Nobody should ever allow or accept anybody to put their hands on
them. So I wish it all would end..." (This Is 50)

"I don't have a tattoo of any females name on me, any
females picture on me," Budden said in an interview. "No [I didn't hit
her.] She got mushed, I mushed the sh*t out of her f*cking a**. And I
think she was asking to get mushed. No [she didn't hit me first],
because she was dead caught cheating and I was fresh off tour and I was
like, 'What's up?' You're caught, you're busted. Evidence? You wanna
hear some good sh*t? I really am uncomfortable talking about this sh*t,
because I don't like talking about her, period...she was wildin' and I'm
big on body language -- I came home and she was wildin', she drinks.
She drinks every night -- she was drunk, she was wildin', we got in a
big argument, I found out she was cheating after she went to sleep -- I
did go to check her phone...That led to something else to something else
-- where the evidence was laying on the bed next to her, clear as day.
You are cheating, you are busted, it is over..." (Sirius Satellite Radio)

A Florida federal judge made social media history on Wednesday,
determining that the woman who created a Facebook page for TV series The Game can't establish she owns a property interest in some 6.2 million likes she amassed.

Stacey Mattocks, an insurance agent, is credited
with helping to revive the show about the lives of professional football
players and their significant others. Following its cancellation in
2009 by The CW, Mattocks started a social media campaign on Facebook and
Twitter, and eventually, the show landed at BET.

But in June 2014, after a dispute arose over who should control the Facebook fan page going forward, Mattocks sued
the Viacom-owned cable channel for allegedly committing tortious
interference, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing,
and copyright infringement. She later amended the lawsuit to add a claim of unlawful conversion.

According to Mattocks' lawsuit, BET originally agreed to pay her $30
per hour to work as a social media "freelancer," but then sought a
permanent way to capitalize on her efforts. The cable network offered
her an $85,000-a-year salary, which she rejected as too low. But after
BET "wined and dined" her and flew her out to Los Angeles for
promotional interviews, she became somewhat more receptive, especially
after Facebook temporarily disabled her account when she refused to
transfer ownership of the fan page to the network.Mattocks then entered into a "Letter Agreement" with BET. The cable
network agreed that she wouldn't be excluded from the page, and Mattocks
agreed to grant BET full administrative access. Mattocks says she
executed the agreement fearing that her account would otherwise be
disabled.

The lawsuit also spoke of negotiations by BET to buy the page outright. The offer was $15,000; Mattocks wanted $1.2 million.

With negotiations going poorly, Mattocks demoted BET's administrative
access on the Facebook page from "manager" to "moderator," which
prompted BET to send a cease-and-desist letter citing intellectual
property and demand that Facebook remove the page, which, in turn, led
to Mattocks' lawsuit. While the case was being litigated, both sides
trotted out economists and experts to opine on the value of 6 million Facebook likes, with one side arguing it was worth millions of dollars and the other side arguing it was worth practically nothing.

On Wednesday, though, U.S. District Judge James Cohn puts an end to the dispute.In what might be a first-of-its-kind ruling, the judge addresses Mattocks' claim that BET stole her likes."Based on the record, Mattocks cannot establish that she owns a
property interest in the 'likes' on the FB Page," writes the judge in an
opinion (read here).
" 'Liking' a Facebook Page simply means that the user is expressing his
or her enjoyment or approval of the content. At any time, moreover, the
user is free to revoke the 'like' by clicking an 'unlike' button. So if
anyone can be deemed to own the 'likes' on a Page, it is the individual
users responsible for them. Given the tenuous relationship between
'likes' on a Facebook Page and the creator of the Page, the 'likes'
cannot be converted in the same manner as goodwill or other intangible
business interests."

The judge also terminated Mattocks' tortious interference claim
because the defendant had an economic interest in protecting its own
intellectual property.

"While BET may also have had other financial motives in disabling the
Page and Twitter account, no record evidence shows that BET took these
steps for purely malicious reasons," continues the judge. "And though
Mattocks claims that BET removed the Page and account 'under false
pretenses,' she has produced no substantial evidence that Facebook’s and
Twitter’s decisions to shut down the services were ultimately based on
anything other than the companies’ policies protecting brand owners’
rights."

Finally, Judge Cohn also rejects the claims based on BET's alleged
breach of the "Letter Agreement" because Mattocks first violated her
contractual obligations by demoting BET’s access on the Facebook page.
Thus, whatever BET did, it was excused by the plaintiff's own
contractual nonperformance.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

However, if it falters this fall, CBS is developing a potential replacement with Jerry O’Connell

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Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah'sratings-challenged
daytime talk show is not being bumped out of the 9 a.m. time slot on
WCBS-TV in New York City, a spokesperson for producer Sony Pictures
Television said Tuesday in what was called a “categorical denial.”

The spokesperson was responding to a report by columnist Cindy Adams in the New York Post that The Queen LatifahShow "isn’t a royal smash" and that it is "unclear if it’s on next fall." Adams would not comment on Sony’s denial.

Sony says Queen Latifah has a contract that guarantees she will return
in September for a second season on the CBS stations and others, in the
same time slots. Sony is breaking this billboard to promote the show in
New York on Aug. 25.

"Every element of the show will be elevated for the second season,"
said a Sony spokesperson in a statement Tuesday, "giving Queen Latifah
an even broader platform to showcase her many talents."However, industry sources say that the show’s ratings performance
this fall will decide if her show lasts beyond the second of two seasons
that stations signed up for last year. That decision will likely be
made in October or November.

If the Queen is dethroned, CBS has actor Jerry O’Connell (pictured below) developing a talk show that appears to be aimed at the same heavily female daytime audience.

The show, which will have co-hosts and guest stars, is taping at
least three test shows Tuesday and Wednesday at Sunset Bronson Studios
in Los Angeles.

If the tests go well and the slots open up, O’Connell would be
perfectly positioned in a CBS-produced show to be featured on the
CBS-owned stations starting in September 2015.

A spokesperson for CBS Television Distribution said they do not comment on projects in development.What is known is that the show with O’Connell is the first major
original initiative by CTD since former Warner Bros. TV executive Hilary Estey McLoughlin became president of creative affairs in October 2013. Judge Judy’s Hot Bench was already in preparation when she arrived.

The O’Connell program is rumored to be called Man In the Middle,
and reportedly will have several co-hosts alongside O’Connell, who has
starred on several short-lived sitcoms in recent years (Carpoolers, Do Not Disturb, We Are Men).Based on a pitch made public to recruit an audience to attend the
O’Connell test shows, topics include interpersonal relationship advice
and women’s pet peeves about their spouse’s eating, sleeping, driving,
pets, hobbies, in-laws and more.

The pitch also seeks people who are fans of the HBO show True Blood, apparently because a guest on at least one test show will be Joe Manganiello, who played Alcide Herveaux on the vampire series.

Other guests rumored to be part of the test include Joel McHale and D.L. Hughley.

O’Connell, who is married to actress Rebecca Romijn, has sat in as guest host on the top-rated syndicated ABC show Live With Kelly and Michael. But if his new talk show does eventually replace Queen Latifah at 9 a.m. in New York, it would be up against Live and others.Bill Carroll, vp and director of programming for Katz Media Group, points out that besides Disney’s Live With Kelly and Michael — currently the top-rated talk show on TV — the 9 a.m. slot in New York City also features the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show, the popular Fox show Good Day New York (which often beats the network shows), veteran talker Maury and others on broadcast and cable.

"Queen Latifah’s performance so far has been good, not great," says Carroll. "And it’s going to be tough to improve."

The Queen Latifah Show — currently in reruns — starts its
second season of original shows on Sept. 15. It is the only syndicated
talk show launched in September 2013 to make it to its second season.
Class of 2013 shows that have been canceled are Bethenny, Arsenio Hall and The Test.

In its first season, Queen Latifah has a household rating of
1.1 and a 0.7 rating in the key demographic group of women 25 to 54
years of age. Her show is attracting about 1.4 million viewers a day.

In New York City during the May sweeps, Queen Latifah had a
1.3 household rating and a 5 percent share of the available viewing
audience. In the demo it had a 0.6 share and 4 percent of the audience,
which is actually a 50 percent improvement over the audience it inherits
from CBS This Morning.

That position is part of the problem. Queen Latifah is
designed to attract a young and urban audience. The viewers it attracts
from the CBS show tend to be older and more Caucasian.

The Queen isn’t going down without a fight. In June, Sony made a number of changes behind the scenes, including naming Todd Yasui to replace Corin Nelson as showrunner.

Yasui, who has been Queen Latifah’s co-executive producer this season, is a former executive producer on CBS' Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn and was a segment producer on NBC’s Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

Baltimore's theater scene will feel some positive vibrations next year when Baltimore Center Stage premieres a Bob Marley musical.

Bob Marley
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Focused on the reggae legend's life between 1975 and the tail-end of
1977, the story of "Marley" will include the assassination attempt and a
self-imposed isolation in England when he recorded "Exodus" and "Kaya."

"Biopics and musicals that cover people's lives are invariably
difficult," "Marley" playwright and Center Stage artistic director Kwame
Kwei-Armah tells Billboard. "The attempt is to make this into the
jukebox musical that doesn't smell of jukebox musical. The idea is to
let it come out of the truth of the play."

The musical will include crowd-pleasers for Marley's band the Wailers
such as "I Shot the Sheriff" and "No Woman, No Cry" as well as the
songs that appear on "Exodus," "Kaya" and the other album he made in the
show's time frame "Rastaman Vibration."

Blue Mountain Music, which holds the publishing rights to Marley's
catalogue, approached Kwei-Armah to write a fictional show that
incorporated the artist's songs without focusing on Marley's life. Once
that show never materialized -- and with the life rights secured from
Marley's heirs -- Kwei-Armah created a fact-based a bio-musical.Though not serving as producers, Marley family members are involved
in the development and writing of the show. Kwei-Armah says he has read
lines to family members to determine whether Marley would have said what
he wrote.

"When it comes to our father's work and legacy, we have always been
mindful in selecting the artists with whom we choose to collaborate,"
the artist's daughter Cedella Marley said in a press statement. "We
couldn't be more excited about the team that is assembled for this
project."

New York's Public Theater is involved with Baltimore Center Stage as
creative collaborators on "Marley" though there are no definite plans
for a New York run. Kwei-Armah allows that producers, whom he declines
to name,have provided enhancement money for the Baltimore production.

"Primarily we are here to produce this piece for Baltimore Center
Stage," he says. "If we construct it correctly, with the reputation that
someone like Bob Marley has, we expect it and would like it to have
legs and move on."

California rapper Kid Ink is having a tough
week days after being arrested in Las Vegas as new reports claim a pizza
delivery person has sought legal action against him.

Garnik Nazarian claims Kid ordered a pie
delivered to his Granada Hills home ... and when he showed up at the
front door, Kid's dog -- Louie -- attacked him ... chomping down on his
hands, arms, legs, face and other body parts. Nazarian -- claims Kid
should've known Louie was "unusually dangerous" and prone to attack ...
and should've kept the animal locked up. (TMZ)

According to the lawsuit ... Nazarian's injuries are so bad,
he won't be able to deliver pizzas for a long time to come. So, in
addition to medical bills and pain and suffering, he wants lost profits.
BTW ... the lawsuit is a little wonky. In California and most states, a
dog bite victim doesn't have to prove the pooch was unusually dangerous
or prone to attack. When dog bites a person ... owner pays -- period. (TMZ)

The rapper tells Billboard that has no concerns that the
charges in Las Vegas will be an issue. Asked about what happened Friday
night, when it is alleged a scuffle broke out around 2 a.m. following
his appearance at 1 OAK, he just says, "It's all good. I'm just looking
forward to taking my tour overseas in the next few days." (Billboard)

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Apple's Beats Music has created a new documentary for the 25th anniversary of Do the Right Thing that reunites director Spike Lee with several members of the landmark film's cast and crew, and returns fans to the Brooklyn street it all made famous.

Public Enemy performs in Do the Right Thing 25 Anniversary: A Beats Music Experience

Do the Right Thing 25 Anniversary: A Beats Music Experience was released on Beats' YouTube page on August 14. In it, Lee tours the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood that was the setting of Do The Right Thing with actor Danny Aiello, who played played pizzeria owner Sal, and production designer Wynn Thomas.
Lee tries to identify specific shoot locations and checks in with
several folks in the neighborhood, many of whom have live there for
decades.

The 23-minute doc culminates with a block party sponsored by Beats featuring appearances by Dave Chappelle, Wesley Snipes, Mos Def and a performance of "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy.

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What you don't see in the film are Beats By Dre
headphones. Instead, the brand gets plenty of airtime during the Public
Enemy portion, where you spot fans passing around double-sided placards
featuring PE's logo on one side and Beats on the other.

"You were putting together a film that spoke to all the
inequities of the New York City area, and asked us to come along and
make an anthem for it," said Public Enemy frontman Chuck D in a moment with Lee. "We were honored with the task."

The anniversary doc is Beats' second video in recent
months. Back in June, the company released a short film surrounding the
World Cup that featured soccer stars including Neymar, Daniel Sturridge and Jozy Altidore, as well as appearances by Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

Weeks after radio veteran Angie Martinez packed her bags and started a new career at New York's Power 105.1 station, Hot 97 music director Karlie Hustle has announced her resignation.

"I've made the decision to resign my position as Music
Director at Hot 97. I will remain through the end of the month to assist
in the transition of duties. SIDEBAR: No. I am not going to a New York
radio competitor. Thanks to Ebro Darden, I've spent the
past three years living my dream in New York City, working at what I
believe to be the most important radio station in the world. I've been
empowered to run the Hot 97 Who's Next Live platform and the Summer Jam
Festival Stage. I've appeared on a TV show and had the chance to guest
host on the morning show as a fill-in. I've been a part of launching the
careers of future stars from behind the scenes. These are amazing
experiences that I cannot express proper gratitude for here. These past
few years have given me the confidence and the enhanced platform to
start my own business." (Karlie Hustle's Instagram)

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"I will redirect my time and attention fully to my
#HustleBowTie endeavor and the overall K. Hustle brand (buy a tie
dammit: karliehustle.com ????). I will also be taking time to explore a
host of new possibilities that I've been afforded as the result of the
13 years, six cities and six radio stations it's taken for me to arrive
at this juncture. I'm excited to step out on my own two once again and
see what I'm truly made of. I'll never forget the team at Hot 97 for
being so warm and embracing this girl from the West so fully. Thank you
all!" (Karlie Hustle's Instagram)

Music insiders are buzzing that when popular disc jockey
Angie Martinez jumped ship to Power 105. 1 two weeks ago, after 15 years
at Hot 97, she doubled her pay. Sources tell Page Six that Clear
Channel, which owns Power 105.1, offered Martinez a figure in the "high
six figures." Martinez, who was a co-host of Hot 97's "Afternoon Drive"
broadcast with DJ Enuff, will be hosting two four-hour shows in New York
and Miami (Martinez's rep had no comment). (Page Six)

While brief with his words, music mogul Dame Dash recently applauded Angie for packing her bags after decades at the iconic spot.

"Big shout-out to Angie Martinez," Dame said in an
interview. "I knew she could do it one day. I'm glad she did that. It's
time for her. She's talented. I don't know what happened but freedom is
beautiful. She's gonna love that." (VLAD TV)

The critically acclaimed color processing technique pioneered by Robert Rodriguez in 2005’s Sin City returns
nearly a decade later in the red band trailer for the film’s sequel,
which debuted at Comic-Con 2014 in San Diego.

The trailer for the
neo-noir action thriller boasts technological improvements to the
already cutting-edge visual effects of the first film, and features an
especially intense Jessica Alba smoking in the trailer’s opening scene. Lady Gaga makes a cameo appearance as a waitress who gives Joseph Gordon-Levitt a dollar bill that will “take him to the moon.”

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Like the original film, A Dame to Kill For pieces together several intertwining stories from Frank Miller’s graphic novel series Sin City.
In the sequel, most plot lines are pulled from his second book, “A Dame
To Kill For,” although Miller also draws from his sixth book’s short
story “Just Another Saturday Night” and two original stories created
exclusively for the film.

In one plot line, Dwight McCarthy, played by series newcomer Josh Brolin, is manipulated by former lover Ava Lord (Eva Green) and must combat her abusive, billionaire husband (Marton Csokas) and his bodyguard (Dennis Haysbert),
all the while blind to Lord’s true intentions. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
debuts as Johnny, a gambler who attempts to take down the most powerful
man in Sin City, Senator Roark (Powers Boothe), and meanwhile Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, and Mickey Rourke follow up the events of “That Yellow Bastard” in the first installment of the series. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For will be released Aug. 22 by Dimension Films.

A week after the controversial shooting of teenager Mike Brown, photos of the police officer responsible for taking his life have surfaced online.

NBC News has verified that a photo first shown on Yahoo News
is indeed of the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who fatally shot unarmed
teenager Michael Brown, touching off a week of angry protests that have
at times turned violent. The photo, obtained from Facebook, is from
Wilson's father's page, posted on February 11 after an award ceremony
where the officer earned a commendation for his "extraordinary effort in
the line of duty," Yahoo reported. (NBC News)

Nelly tells TMZ ... "I understand the frustration, but we
have to strategize before we overreact ... We don't get no do-over on
sh*t like this, so we have to do it right the first time." The rapper
adds, "Ain't nothing happen no different that hasn't been happening ...
At the end of the day, we should have waited to strategize first and
take all the right steps to organize." (TMZ)

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In the wake of the police shooting that left
African-American teenager Michael Brown dead, J. Cole responds by
penning a powerful and emotional plea. Over a bare bones beat, the Roc
Nation MC cries out for freedom and justice. "All we wanna do is take
the chains off / All we wanna do is be free," sings a grief-stricken
Cole. "Rest in Peace to Michael Brown and to every young black man
murdered in America, whether by the hands of white or black," said Cole.
"I pray that one day the world will be filled with peace and rid of
injustice. Only then will we all Be Free." (Rap-Up)

Along with performing with a Mike Brown shirt, rap star Jeezy has relied on social media to to speak out on the teen's death.

"It's a shame in today's Society we have to protect our
loved ones from those who are sworn to protect us. We have to stand
strong together and let our voices be heard across the nation. We will
not tolerate innocent children being slain. Michael Brown may you rest
with the Angels!!! #saveourchildren #St.Louisstandup," Jeezy captioned
to a photo of Mike Brown.

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"I had to see it for myself!! The answer is not tearing down
our own neighborhoods and communities, the answer is goin to the source
of the problem in numbers. So many numbers that they know they don't
have a chance. We want justice not chaos!! #ferguson #st.louis
#saveourchildren #justiceformichaelbrown," Jeezy captioned August 13. (Jeezy's Instagram)

A
month after announcing its expansion to Canada, Spotify has begun
sending out invites to select potential users of the music streaming
service. The Swedish startup confirmed that invites have been going out, but refused to comment on the timing of a full-fledged launch in Canada.

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"Congratulations -- you're in!" the email invite says, according to 9to5Mac. "You've been chosen to try Spotify in Canada before everyone else!"

In June, a Spotify source told us
that the service's Canadian launch was not far off, but declined to
offer specifics, other than that they "want to bring Spotify to everyone
everywhere."

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Earlier this year, Google Play expanded in the country,
which has been a tough market to break into for streaming services. In
2010, Pandora declined launch in Canada because Re:Sound, the country's
royalty agency, wanted to charge 45 percent of the site's gross
revenues.

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Thanks to the lack of competition, Songza, a U.S.-based
playlist curation site, has gained a foothold in the streaming market
since launching in 2012. Google announced its purchase of Songza in
July. Other competing streaming services include Deezer, Rdio, Sony
Music Unlimited, and Xbox Music.

According to The Globe and Mail,
Copyright Board of Canada ruled in May that streaming services should
pay a little over 10 cents in royalties for every 1,000 plays. Whether
that played a role in Spotify's decision to move in is unclear.

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